- Location: Moylish Park, Limerick, Ireland
Course details
Programme Aims:
The aim of this programme is to provide an introduction to the topic of addiction to participants and to enable them to make an initial low-level intervention with an Individual displaying addiction-related behaviour. The programme is particularly aimed at those who may encounter such behaviour in their personal or working lives.
On successful completion of this programme participants will be able to -
- Recognise addiction-associated behaviour in a work or personal setting
- Identify the proximate cause of the addiction-associated behaviour
- Compile appropriate behaviour-related information
- Make an initial intervention with the Individual displaying such behaviour
- Assist the Individual displaying the addiction-related behaviour to seek professional help and be able to outline the nature of the help available
What is the programme about?
​Here is what past students have to say;
- I think I have learned a lot which I did not know before and will carry it through my life.
- I found the study of the 12 Step Programme very enlightening and useful for everyday life.
- It opened my mind to other aspects of addiction and treatment options.
- Presentation approach of tutors allowed lots of feedback and discussion which added to the overall experience of learning.
Entry Requirement
Applicants must be 18 years or older and must demonstrate an interest in the field of Addiction Studies. Applicants will be offered a place on the programme on the basis of a written application.
Examinations
On successful completion of the programme, graduates will be awarded a Certificate in Addiction Studies. This programme is offered at NFQ (National Framework of Qualifications) Level 6 and carries 10 ECTS credits.
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About Limerick Institute of Technology - Tipperary
About LIT
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the ftheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.
The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.
LIT offers ctheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.
Educational Philosophy
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered the core methodology is active and practical; lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g. workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.\
History
The genesis of LIT was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery and the first of the RTCs theyre opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick follotheyd in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the restof the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded delegated authority by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, which allows the institute to award its own bachelors, masters and doctorates degrees.
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